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Cavia patzelti

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Sacha guinea pig
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Caviidae
Genus: Cavia
Species:
C. patzelti
Binomial name
Cavia patzelti
Schliemann, 1982

Cavia patzelti, commonly known as the Sacha guinea pig, is a species of Cavia native to Ecuador. Little is known about its population.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Cavia patzelti (Sacha Guinea Pig)". iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2018-05-04.